Can the left fix it?

François Hollande has only been in power for ten months, but looking at the polls it can seem like a lifetime. Across the Alps, Pier Luigi Bersani’s tenure as Italy’s prime minister could be over before it has even started. François Picard’s panel suggests that the left in recession-hit Europe make a pitch to loosen monetary policy. But will they sell that to the Germans in an election year?

This Franco-American was RFI’s West Africa bureau chief in Abidjan from 1995 to 1998. He plays it straight on all issues, excepting his beloved Bleus in rugby and ice hockey’s New York Rangers!

ANNETTE YOUNGPresenter

Originally from Australia, she is a senior journalist and presenter who has reported from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. When not fronting the network’s new show on women’s issues, she is a news anchor and an international affairs commentator.

CYRIL VANIERJournalist

A bilingual law graduate, he joined France 24 in 2006. After several years reporting on major international stories, he now presents the news and The Debate on both the French and English channels.